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Literalness

The quality or state of being literal; literal import.

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Concreteness 76% connected

The quality of being concrete.

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Literal 74% connected

According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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Literal 74% connected

According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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At preposition · 78% connection

Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at th…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

Weight; import; value.

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Conform adjective · 78% connection

Of the same form; similar in import; conformable.

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Contraband verb · 78% connection

To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.

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Designation noun · 78% connection

Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

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Drift noun · 78% connection

The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meani…

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Equivalent adjective · 78% connection

Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.

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Export verb · 78% connection

To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -…

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General adjective · 78% connection

Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expressi…

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Import verb · 78% connection

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign…

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Importance noun · 78% connection

Import; meaning; significance.

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Important verb · 78% connection

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Imported imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Import

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